- Author
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Berry, S. A.
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Milton, H. J.
- Title
- Metric Dimensional Coordination: The Issues and Precedent. Proceedings of Joint Conference, Washington, DC, June 6, 1977. Final Report.
- Coporate
- National Bureau of Standards, Washington, DC
- Report
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NBS SP 504
February 1978
- Distribution
- Available from National Technical Information Service
- Keywords
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construction industry; metric system; construction management; dimensional measurement; standardization; modular structures
- Identifiers
- metrication
- Abstract
- These edited proceedings are a summary of a Joint Conference of the Design Sector and Construction Products Sector of the Construction Industries Coordinating Committee of the American National Metric Council, which was held in Washington, D.C., on June 6, 1977. They may be used as a general reference document dealing with the background of and precedent in metric dimensional coordination. As the United States prepares to join the metric building world, both the issues and relevant precedent in dimensional coordination become significant as a basis for an effective and economical change. To this end, the papers presented at the Joint Conference address the following topics: (1) Dimensional Coordination - An Industrial Management Tool, which reviews the issues and application of dimensional coordination; (2) Building Standards Development in Sweden and in the Metric Building World, which outlines issues in national and international standardization in the context of building design, production and construction dimensions; and, (3) Metrication - The Opportunity for an Industry-wide System of Dimensional Coordination - Precedents and Issues, which reviews precedent in metrication and the simultaneous change to preferred building dimensions and preferred sizes in component production. The questions and answers emanating from the Joint Conference reflect the concerns of the United States' design and production communities at the outset of metrication and dimensional coordination.